Frequency-dependent selection predicts patterns of radiations and biodiversity.
Most empirical studies support a decline in speciation rates through time, although evidence for constant speciation rates also exists. Declining rates have been explained by invoking pre-existing niches, whereas constant rates have been attributed to non-adaptive processes such as sexual selection...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-08-01
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| Series: | PLoS Computational Biology |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2928887?pdf=render |